This year FASoS celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Throughout the year, a number of events are organised.

On Wednesday evening, 25 September (exact time t.b.a.), the iconic movie Forrest Gump will be played at the square behind the Turnzaal. Popcorn and cotton candy are provided. Make sure to bring your own drinks, blankets and inflatable chairs or beanbags. The event is open to all FASoS students and employees. Bring your UM card as identification.

Following the end of his mandate as dean of University College Maastricht, Prof. Mathieu Segers, chair in contemporary European history and European integration, will be joining the History Department of FASoS as from 1 October 2019. As a well-known scholar on the history and pre-history of European integration, his research perfectly fits into the work of the faculty’s research programme ‘Politics and Culture in Europe’.

On 1 September, Prof. Joep Leerssen has been apppointed as special chair ‘Limburg and Europe (0,2 fte) at FASoS. The chair has been established by the Sociaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (SHCL) with the support of the Maastricht Working on Europe group. Professor Leerssen has a chair in Modern European Literature in the Department of European Studies (since 1991) at the University of Amsterdam and is recipient of the prestigious Spinoza Prize (2008).

The Global Young Academy, a truly unique international organisation of young scientists, is calling for new members: “Applications are sought from young, independent scholars who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for delivering impact.” Deadline for the Membership Call 2020: 15 September 2019, 22:00 (UTC). Anna Harris is a current member and happy for those to get in touch who are considering applying.

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin has granted Karin Bijsterveld with a second visiting scholarship to continue her work on the history of the Stasi’s sound analysis program. Bijsterveld has also received a new grant (€22,500) for her Dutch language audiobook project “Weg van lawaai”.

With two ideas ending in a shared first place, the award committee is happy to announce the Tiny Innovation Award 2019 winners:

Joeri Bruyninckx and Bernike Pasveer, assistant professors at the Department of Social Sciences, with their idea “Books of fiction: a common library of works of literary fiction in a common room” and Simone Gavazzi, Bachelor Arts and Culture student, with his idea “Chess Table”.

During the Education Day 2019, which took place on 25 June, two tutors received the FASoS Education Prize 2019. Maud Oostindie won the prize for the bachelor’s programme Arts and Culture and Robin Schormans for the bachelor’s programme European Studies.

On 1 September, Prof. Joep Leerssen has been appointed as special chair Limburg and Europe at FASoS. Read more about his plans to (amongst others) address the European dimensions of historical developments in today’s Limburg, here: bit.ly/2kGyFappic.twitter.com/6oXX…